Bottle-cap-assembling machine



WEEK 20, 1928. 1,662,862

C. E. M MANUS BOTTLE CAP ASSEMBLING MACHINE Filed Nov. 25. 1925 MINVENTOB g g; flaw ATTORNEY Fatented Mar. 29, 1928.

time c rers CHARLES E. TiIoMAN'US, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO CROWNCORK 86 SEAL COMPANY, INC, 013 NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEWYORK.

BOTTLE-CAP-ASSEMBLING MACHINE.

Application filed November 25, 1925. Serial No. 71,302.

" caps beingmoved from this long'narrow belt to a cross belt from whichthey were pushed by a rotating member known as a wiper, upon a wide slowmoving-belt at the end or the machine, from which they passed to achuteand were discharged within a box or tub positioned to receive them.

The present invention is directed to an improvement in this form ofmechanism wherein the delivery mechanism will be more convenientlypositioned, and so constructed as to permit greater compactness in themachine. I not only s'ec'urea reduction in. the number of parts embodiedin the delivery mechanism, but a closer synchronization in thetunctionlng of this mechanlsm with the finishing head or drum of theassembling machineg and the other parts co-operating therewith.

Byv this mechanism, the time interval between the discharge of afinished cap from the finishing head or drum, and its final delivery tothe container is sufiiciently great to permit a substantially completecooling of the adhesive and of the metal of the shell before the capsare delivered to the boXor tub, thus minimizing likelihood of thelooscning of the. cork cushion disks Within the shell.

Atth'e same time, the increased length of the inspection belt, which isbetween four and five feet, and passes along one side of the machine,affords greater time :torthe inspection of the caps and thus'gives moretime in which the operator may observe other working conditions in andabout the machine. y

The construction of parts is such that the jars to which thecompletelyassembled caps are subjected are reducedto a' minimum,

and likelih od of th ti t-its tu g of he caps when passing to theinspection belt is reduced to a minimum.

The construction of the mechanism is such as to ensure accuracy in thepositioning of caps during their accumulationpreparatory to theirdelivery to'the inspecting belt;

and their accumulation in a manner to compensate for irregularity in thedelivery of caps from the finishing head or the drum tonthe deliverymechanism, and ensure a plurality of such caps being simultaneouslydelivered to the belt in a position with the cushion diskupwardlypresented to facilitate inspection. riage of the caps beyond thepoint of deliv- By this mechanism, carery to the belt is prevented, notonly because of accuracy in the timing of the ejection of the disks, butby means provided for the positive stoppage of the movement of arow ofcaps when there is likelihood of their overrunning the delivery point.

The delivery mechanism is also so constructed that during the shortinterval while a plurality, or group, of caps is being delivered to uponthe inspection belt, movement of other caps accumulated in the rowpreparatory to succeeding deliveries of caps, is prevented theconstruction and arrangement of parts, however, being such that thiscontrol of the accumulated caps, will not cause clogging of themechanism for accumulating the caps, or interfere with the continuedoperation of the machine.

The construction of mechanism is also such that the caps are, notrequired to pass over any gaps as they are delivered to the inspectionbelt.

The invention consists primarily in a bottle cap assembhng machineembodying therein, in combination'with a. rotatable finishing headincluding therein a plurality of presser plungers, means for elevatingsaid plung ers ad acent the delivery point of sald head,

and. means ejecting assembled bottle caps tosaid diskin a row adjacenttheedge thereof, acooling and inspecting belt adapt 'ed'to receivesimultaneously a plurality 0 5 caps, .means imparting slow travel tosaid belt, a-movable member operative upon a plurality of caps upon.said d sk adjacent said belt, and means operative in synchronism withsaid disk whereby at predetermined intervals said member is actuated tothrust caps from said diskto upon said belt; and in such other novelfeatures of construction and combination of parts, all as hereinafterset forth and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claimshereto appended.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of portions of a bottle cap assen'iblinglIlz'iClllillC embodying the invention, including thefinishing head andthe delivery mechanism; and

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof partly in longitudinal section.

Like numerals refer to like parts in both of said views. 7

1n the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, the deliverymechanism is shown in combination with an old and well known type ofbottle cap assembling niachi'nein which the final operation of cementingthe cushion disks within the metallic shells is performed by what isknown as a finishing head or drum 10 carrying, ad iacent the peripherythereof, a sequence of spring pressed presser plungers 11, adapted toforce a cushion disk into the desired intimate relation with a metalshell to secure the desired bonding action of the cement upon both ofthese parts of the cap. Adjacent the delivery point of the finishinghead is a lifting cam 12 for raising the plungers 11 to permitthedischarge of the completely assembled cap, and the delivery of freshcaps to be acted upon by the head, thereto. Below the lifting cam andoperative upon the caps in the head successively, is a stripper member13.

The type of machine above referred to also has a chute 14 along whichthe completely assembled caps as they are pushed by the stripper member13, pass away from the head or drum 10.

In connection with machines as above described, it was my formerpractice to use a narrow belt extending for substantially the entirelength of the other mechanisms of the machine, which received caps fromthe chute 14 and delivered them, through a second conveyor belt andother mechanisms, to a slow moving inspect-ion belt adapted to receivesimultaneously a plurality ofcaps,

and positioned at the end of the machine opposite to that at which thefinishing head is1mounted.

In my present invention, I provide means accumulating caps delivered:from the finishing'head 10, comprising a disk 15 rotatably mounted "in avertical bearing, and positioned. to receive caps as they are deliveredone at a time'fromthe finishinghead 10,

'and accumulate these'caps closely a'djacent .each other in a row aboutthe periphery of the disk. This disk is preferably about one-half thediameter of the finishing head, and is driven at about twice the angularspeed of said head by means consisting of a sprocket wheel 16 upon theshaft 17 of the finishing head, asprocket wheel 18 upon the shaft of thedisk 15 and a sprocket chain 19 co-operating with said sprocket wheelsre spectively. The ratio of the gears 16 and 18 is such as to impart aperipheral speed to the disk 15 substantially equalling, but preferablyslightly greater than, the peripheral speed of thefinishing head 10.

The angular speed of the finishing head 10 is very low and though theangular speed of the disk 15 is relatively greater, this speed is notsufliciently'great to make it possible to rely upon centrifugal forcefor positioning the caps delivered to the disk from the head in a rowabout the perimeter of the disk 15. To secure the accumulation of capsin a row containing caps in excess of those delivered in each group tothe inspection belt, I provide a fixed rim 20 inclosing the perimeter ofthe disk 15, for a distance of approximately one-half the circumferenceof the disk, leaving clearance about the disk at the point of deliveryof caps in groups from the disk to the inspecting belt in a manner to behereinafter described, and for the delivery of a succession of caps tothedi'sk adjacentthe chute 14. The space between the point of ejectionof caps from, and the delivery of caps to the disk, requires no suchconfining rim.

For positioning the caps upon the disk in a curved row, I provide aguide member 21 which, in the form of the invention shown,'c0nsists of acurved extension of one, the forward, side of thechute 14, which memberis concentric with the disk 15, but spaced within the rim 20 a distancesubstantially 'equallin gthe greatest diameter of the metal shell ofthecaps. V

The guide E21 is of a height to positively intercept all caps passingfrom the chute L1 and need extend only in a shortarc, such beingsulficient to permit the settling of the caps and theirpermanentpositioning in a row adjacent the rim 20. 3

The diameter of the disk 15 is large enough to permit the accumulationin a row of caps largely in excess of the number of caps delivered tothe inspection belt as. a group, thus ensuring the 'closepositioning ofsucceedinggroups of caps and compensating in a'measure for the failureofcaps to be delivered to each plunger in the finishing head 10, whichsometimes occurs through the obstruction of the shell delivery mechanism'offassembling machines.

Extending radially of the disk 15 is an endless conveyor belt 22 passingabout rollers 23 and 24, side plates 25 bcingpositioncd upon oppositesides of this belt for the pur pose of preventing caps from being pushedfrom the belt as the operator handles the caps while upon the belt.Beyond the belt 22 is a delivery chute 26. The belt 22 extends parallelwith the main table of the machine.

The roller 24 is positioned within the periphery of the disk 15 andsufliciently close to the bottom of said disk to bring the belt 22 asclose as possible to, but without frictionally engaging the under faceof the disk supporting the caps.

The belt 22 is continuously driven at low speed by means of the speedreducing chain and sprocket mechanism 27 driven by the intermeshinggears 28 from the shaft of the disk 15.

The ratio of the wheels of the chain and sprocket mechanism 27 is suchas to bring succeeding groups of caps delivered to upon the belt 12 insufliciently close proximity to eaclrother to. accommodate the deliverymechanism to the capacity of the finishing head or drum 10 while atthesame time affording the maximum time for inspection of the caps of eachgroup or row while upon the belt 22. This will also afford the maximumtime for the cooling of the cement and the metal shell of the'caps,after their delivery from the finishing head or drum and prior to theirpassing to upon the chute 26.

Positioned above and spaced slightly away from the disk 15 but in aposition to simultaneously engage a plurality of caps resting upon thedisk adjacent the edge thereof, is a member which is movablesubstantially radially of the disk to permit its actuation for pushing aplurality of caps substantially simultaneously or in a group from thedisk to upon said belt. In the form of the invention shown this membercomprises a curved spring arm 29, one end of which is secured to one ofthe side plates 25. The curved portion of said springarm issubstantially concentric with the disk 15 and spaced within theperiphery of said disk a distance substantially equalling the greatestdiameter of the caps so as to aiford'a. clear field of movement for thecaps with the disk inbringing them into the operative relation to saidarm 29.

Means are provided for intermittently imparting movement to said arm 29at predetermined intervals, so as to afford sufiicient time between themovements of said arm for the desired number of caps to pass into theoperative relation thereto. This actuating means in the form of theinvention shown comprises a member 30 carrying three tappetsSl, 32 and33 spaced substantially apart, this member being carried by andretatable with the disk 15 so as to time the operation of said tappetswith relation to the angular speed of said disk. Slidably mounted uponthe disk 15 is a forked pusher block 3 1, the fork of which straddles aboss upon said disk, and is positioned between said disk and the member30.

' Carried by the block 34 is a roller 35 engageable by the tappets 31,32 and 33 respectively for imparting reciprocatory move-- ment to saidblock. Supplementing the guiding action of the fork of said block 3% andsaid boss is a swinging guide arm 36 connected with said block 3% bymeans of the pin 37. Carried by the block 34 is a push pin 38 whichextends into close engaging relation with the member 29. If desired,this pin may be in the form of a screw bolt to permit adjustment of thesame in relation to the block when assembling the machine, or tocompensate for wear. The use of a push pin also limits the area ofcontact be tween the member 29 and the means actuating same, thusreducing friction at this point mid minimizing wear of the variousparts.

The block 3is acted upon by a retracting spring 39, one end of which islooped about a 'pin carried by the shaft of the disk 15.

To prevent caps upon the disk 15 overrunning the inspection belt 22, inmounting the member 29, I bring the end 40 thereof outwardly of the diskto a point beyond the periphery thereof and thus form a positive barrierbeyond which the caps cannot pass.

a group of caps is being forced from the disk to upon said belt. Thischecking of the movement of the caps in the row in excess of thosecontained in the group, to be moved to upon the inspection belt, willresult in the caps in the curvec. row about the periphery of the diskbeing brought and maintained in substantially abutting relation one withthe other and will accomplish a partial, if not a complete, closing ofgaps in this row due to the failure to deliver caps to any plunger inthe head 10 durin the operation of the assembling portion or themachine.

The disk 15 is of polished metal, thus facilitating slight slippage ofthe caps thereon during the stoppage of the caps only,without'likelihood of injury LO the decorations upon the cap,particularly as this stop- Jage is for a very, very slight interval.

Vfhile the disk 15 is fairly thin, there is sometimes a tendency of capsto turn over with the cushion disk downwardly as they pass from the diskto the belt 22. To prevent this condition, and at the same time to avoidthe necessity for bevelling the edge of the disk, I provide a bridgemember 42 positioned about half way of the height of the disk, and closeto the periphery thereof without being in engaging relation therewith.This bridge member is of a thickness to be engaged by the caps if theyassume too acute an angle in passing from the disk to the inspectionbelt 22, thus preventing the turning action above referred to. Thebridge member 12 is carried by the side plates of the inspection belt22.

The operation of the herein described bottle cap assembling machine issubstantially as follows The constituent parts of the bottle cap areassociated by means not shown in the drawings, but well known to theart, and delivered to the finishing head 10, which is continuouslyrotated at low speed. This head, in the type of machine shown, isusually heated, although this is determ ned largely by the cement used.However, while caps are in the head, they are subjected to pressure fromthe plungers 11 during substantially one full revolution of the head,or-until the cam 12 raises the plunger and the stripper member 13 forcesthe cap with the cushion disk firmly cemented to the shell,

from the finishing head or drum to upon the chute 1 1. This chute isused as being a simple mechanism for causing movement of the caps awayfrom the head.

As the caps slide down the chute 14: in the mechanism described, thefluted edge thereof will engage the guide member 21 prior to,substantially simultaneously with,

or immediately following the engagement of the top of the metal shellwith the disk 15. If the cap engages the disk 15 before it engages theguide member, it may have a slight turning action as a result of theengagement of a part of the metal shell with said chute, but ultimatelythe cap will pass from the chute in its entirety to upon the disk andinto the space between the guide member 21 and the rim 20. This willbring each cap into position adjacent the periphcry of the disk, andthus position succeeding caps in a row and fairly closely adjacent eachother unless there has been a failure of the machine to deliver theassociated constituents of a cap to some plunger 11, in which case agapwill be present in the row. By turning the disk 15 at a peripheral speedslightly greater than that of the finishing head or drum 10, clogging ofthe delivery end of the chute 14 by succeeding caps is prevented. Thedifference in the speeds of these two parts, however, is notsufliciently great-to interfere with the operation of'the deliverymechanism since the slight spacing apart of caps resulting from thiscondition can at the most result in merely a variation in the number ofcaps contained in each group as it is delivered from the disk to theinspection belt. The actuation of the ejecting mechanism will also havethe effect of con'ipensating largely for this difference in speed of thedisk and the head.

With each one-third revolution of the disk a tappet 31, 32 or 33 byengagement with the roller bearing 35 will thrust the block 3% outwardlyof the disk, and thus impart oscillatory movement tothe member 29through the contact member 38. The guide arm 39 and forked end of theblock 3 1 will limit this movement of the block to a substantiallystraight reciprocatory movement, this movement in a full sized'machinebeing approximately one inch as a maximum,

although this movement may be lessened with a more rapid movement of theblock 3%. It 18 not desirable, however, to do more than slide the capsfrom the disk.

This movement of the block is against the tension of the spring 39,which as soon as a tappet passes from engaging relation with the roller35, will impart a return movement to said block causing a returnmovement of the member 29, or permitting such movement in the event thatthe spring tension of said member is relied upon to restore it to itsnormal position. i

As the member 29 is moved outwardly, the end 11 thereof will beinterposed in the path of movementof the caps in the row upon the disk15 other than those engaged by said member, and thus check the movementof said caps with the disk, which rotates continuously. This checking ofthe movement of the caps will permit all caps other than the oneengaging the member ll, or in abutting relation with said cap, tocontinue to move with the disk, thus effectively closing up slightspaces between the caps" and continuing to move caps passing from thechute 14; to upon said disk 15 away from said chute.

The number of caps delivered in each group may vary, owing to the factthat the same numberof caps are not always present in the same number ofdegrees in are about the periphery of the disk 1.5, and also to the factthat the irregular spacing orpositioning of the caps upon the disk may,under some circumstances, cause the portion of the member 29 adjacentthe member 41 carried thereby, in one instance to push a cap from thedisk, while inother instances to push it along the rim 20 where it willbe engaged by said member 41.

The rim 20 as stated will maintain the curved alinement of all caps notin a position to be acted upon by the member 29, and

will control the caps during any slight return movement thereof onthefdisk by the movement of the member ll.

If by any chance the member 29 should not completely remove a cap fromthe disk 15, and in each instance any cap which is not thus removedwould be the one closest to'the portion d0 of the member 29, thisportion will arrest further movement of said cap with the disk so thatupon the subsequent operation of said member 29 said cap will be forcedfrom the disk. The failure of a cap'to be thus delivered to theinspection belt'merely has the effect of causing the group delivered inthat operation of the member 29 to be smaller than ordinarily, althoughupon the next operation of the machine this condition will be corrected,and for a number of succeeding operations the caps will be closertogether so that the maximum number of caps in each group will bedelivered, thus causing the machine to automatically adjust itself tothe condition brought about by such an incident;

While the slight difference between the peripheral speeds of thefinishing head or drum 10 and the disk 15,-will minimize likelihood ofclogging of the chute, the movement of said head or drum will tend toimpart-to each cap, a forward movement in the direction of rotation ofsaid head or drum,

thus causing each cap to move to a position which will preventinterference with caps previously delivered to, and being conveyed by,the disk 15. In actual practice no difficulty is encountered so far asthe clogging of the chute is concerned.

\Vhile the disk 15 rotates continuously, the feeding movement of thecaps thereon will be intermittent except so far as the movement of thecaps in closing gaps between same is concerned, the dwell betweensucceeding feeding movements of the caps by reason of the form of thetappets 31, 32 and 33, being very short, however.

lVhile in the embodiment of the invention shown the finishing head ordrum 10 and the various parts of the delivery mechanism driven therefromope-rate continuously, it is apparent that if a step by step movement beimparted to said parts instead of a continuous movement, theoperation'of the delivery mechanism will be the same in every respectexcept as to the time interval, which will be slightly lower.

It is not my intention to limit the invention to the precise details ofconstruction shown in the drawings, it being apparent that such may bevaried without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to haveprotected by Letters Patent, is v 1. A bottle cap assembling machineembodying therein, in combination with a rotatable finishing headincluding therein a V plurality of presser plungers, means for ele-'tioning caps delivered to said disk in a row adjacentv the edgethereof, cooling and inspecting belt adapted to receive simul--taneously a plurality of caps, means impartingslow travel to said belt,a movable member operative upon a plurality of caps upon said diskadjacent said belt, and means operative in synchronism with said diskwhereby at predetermined intervals said member is actuated to thrustcaps from said disk to upon said belt.

2. A bottle cap assembling machine embodying therein, in combinationwith a rotatable finishing head including therein a plurality of presserplungers, means forelevating said plungersadjacent the delivery point ofsaid head, and means ejecting assembled bottle caps from said head, of adelivery mechanism embodying therein a rotatable disk position toreceive assembled caps from said finishing head, means rotating saiddisk, a cooling and insepecting belt adapted to receive simultaneously aplurality of caps, means imparting slow travel to said belt, a movablemember operative upon a plurality of caps upon said disk adjacent saidbelt, means operative in synchronism with said disk whereby atpredetermined intervals said member is actuated to thrustcaps from saiddisk to upon said belt, a rim about said disk extending fromadjacent thepoint of delivery of caps thereto to adjacent said movable member, and afixed guide adjacent the point of delivery of caps to said disk,extending parallel with said rim, and spaced therefrom a distancesubstantially equaling the greatest diameter of a cap.

3. A bottle cap assembling machine embodying therein, in combinationwith a rotatable finishing head including therein a plurality of presserplungers, means for elevating said plungers adjacent the delivery pointof said head, and means ejecting assembled bottle capsfrom said head, ofa delivery mechanism embodying therein a rotatable disk positioned toreceive assembled caps from said finishing head, means rotating saiddisk, non-rotatable means for positioning caps delivered to said disk ina row-adjacent the; edge thereof, a cooling and inspecting belt adaptedto receive simultaneously a plurality of caps, means imparting slowtravel to said belt, a curved arm concentric with said disk, spacedwithin the edge thereof a distance substantially equaling the greatestdiameter of a cap, and movable outwardly of said disk, said arm being ofa length to simultaneously engage aplurality of caps adjacent said belt,and means operative in synchronism with said disk, whereby said arm isintermittently actuated to thrust caps from said disk to upon said belt.

4. A bottle cap assembling machine embodying therein, in combinationwith a rotatable finishing head including therein a plurality of presserplungers, means for elevating said plungers adjacent the delivery pointof said head, and means ejecting assembled bottle caps from said head,of a delivery mechanism embodying therein a rotatable disk positioned toreceive assembled caps from said finishing head, means rotating saiddisk, non-rotatable means for positioning caps delivered to said disk ina row adjacent the edge thereof, a cooling and inspecting belt adaptedto receive simultaneously a plurality of caps, means imparting slowtravel to said belt, a curved arm concentric with said disk, spacedwithin the edge thereof a distance substantially equaling the greatestdiameter of a cap, and movable outwardly of said disk, said arm being ofa length to simultaneously engage a plurality of caps adjacent saidbelt, means carried by said arm extending inwardly of the disk andadapted with the outward movement of said arm to be interposed in thepath of oaps'remaining upon the disk, and means operative in synchronismwith said disk, whereby said arm is intermittently actuated to thrustcaps from said disk to upon said belt and to interpose said memberin thepath of movement of caps re maining upon the disk.

5. A bottle cap assembling machine embodying therein, in combinationwith a rotatable finishing head including therein a plurality of presserplunger-s, means for elevating said plungers adjacent the delivery pointof said head, and means ejecting assembled bottle caps from said head,of a delivery mechanism embodying therein a rotatable disk positioned toreceive assembled caps from saidfinishing head, means rotat-' ing saiddisk, non-rotatable means for positioning caps delivered to said diskin. a row adjacent the edge thereof, a cooling and inspect-ing beltadapted to receive simultaneously a plurality of caps, means impartingslow travel to said belt, a curved arm concentric with said disk, spacedwithin the edge thereof a distance substantially equaling the greatestdiameter of a cap, and movable outwardly of said disk, said arm being ofa length to simultaneously engage a plurality of caps adj acentsaidbelt, a barrier beyond said arm in the direction of movement of the diskwhereby movement of caps beyond said arm is prevented, and meansoperative in 1 ,e'easoe synchronism with said disk, whereby said arm isintermittently actuated to thrust caps from said, disk to upon saidbelt.

6. A bottle cap assembling machine embodying therein, in combinationwith a rotatable finishing head including therein a plurality of presserplungers, means for elevating said plunger-s adjacent the delivery pointof said head, and means ejecting assembled bottle caps from said head,of a de-.

livery mechanism embodying therein a rotatablev disk positioned toreceive assembled caps from said finishing head, means rotating saiddisk, non-rotatable means for positioning caps delivered to said disk ina row adj acent the edge thereof, a cooling and inspecting belt adaptedtoreceive simultaneously a plurality of caps, means imparting slowtravel to said belt, a curved arm concentric with said disk, spacedWithin the edge thereof a distance substantially equaling the greatestdiameter of a cap, and movable outwardly of said disk, said arm being ofa length to simultaneously engage a plurality of caps adjacent saidbelt, means carried bysaid arm extending inwardly of the disk andadapted with the outward movement of said arm to be interposed in thepath of caps'remaining upon the disk, a barrier beyond said arm in thedirection of movement of the disk whereby movement of caps beyond saidarm is prevented, and means operative in synchronism with said disk,whereby said arm is intermittently actuated to thrust 'caps from,

said disk to upon said belt andto inter-pose said member in the path ofmovement of caps remaining upon the disk.

7. .A bottle cap assembling machine embodying therein, in combinationwith a. rotatable finishing head including therein a plurality ofpresser plungers, means for elevating said plungers adjacent thedelivery point of said head, and means ejecting sembled bottle caps fromsaid head, of a delivery mechanism embodying therein a rotatable diskpositioned to receive assembled caps from said finishing head, meansrotating said disk, non-rotatable means for position ing caps deliveredto said disk in a row adjacent the edge thereof, a cooling andinspecting belt adapted to receive simultaneously a plurality of caps,means imparting slow travel to said belt, a curved spring arm of alength to simultaneously engage a plurality of caps. adjacent said belt,concentric with said disk and spaced withinthe edge thereof a distancesubstantially equaling the greatest diameter of a cap. one end of saidarm extending outwardlyof the disk and being secured adjacent and abovesaid belt, whereby said arm may be moved outwardly of said disk, meanscarried by the other end of said arm extending inwardly of the disk andadapted with the outward movementof said arm to be interposed in. thepath of caps lllt remaining upon the disk, and means operative insynchronism with said disk, whereby said arm is intermittently actuatedto thrust caps from said disk to upon said belt and to interpose saidinwardly extending means in the path of movement of caps remaining uponthe disk. I v

8. A bottle cap assembling machine embodying therein, in combinationwith a rotatable finishing head including therein a plurality of presserplunger-s, means for elevat ing said plunger-s adjacent the deliverypoint of said head, and means ejecting assembled bottle caps from saidhead, of a delivery mechanism en'ibodying therein a rotatable diskpositioned to receive assembled caps from said finishing head, meansrotating said disk, non-rotatable means for positioning caps deliveredto saie disk in a row adjacent the ed e thereof, a cooling andinspecting belt adapted to receive simultaneously a plurality of caps,means imparting slow travel to said belt, a curved arm concentric withsaid disk, spaced within the edge thereof a distance substantiallyequaling the greatest diameter of a cap, and movable outwardly of saiddisk, said arm being of a length to simultaneously engage a plurality ofcaps adj acentsaid belt, means carried by said arm extending inwardly ofthe disk and adapted with the outward movement of said arm to beinterposed in the path of caps remaining upon the disk, a barrier beyondsaid arm in the direction of movement of the disk whereby movement ofcaps beyond said arm is prevented, a member having a plurality oftappets thereon carried by and rotatable with said disk, a blockslidable substantially radially of said disk, means carried thereby andengageable by said 'tappets, and means carried by said block engageablewith said arm whereby said arm is intermittently actuated to thrust capsfrom said disk to upon said belt. I

9. A bottle cap assembling machine embodying therein, in combinationwith a 1'0- tatable finishing head including therein a plurality ofpresser plungers, means for elevating said plungers adjacent the delivery point of said head, and means e ecting assembled bottle caps fromsaid head, of a delivery mechanism embodying therein a rotatable diskpositioned to receive assembled caps from said finishing head, meansrotating said disk, non-rotatable means for positioning caps deliveredto said disk in a row adjacent the edge thereof, a cooling andinspecting belt adapted to receive simultaneously a plurality of caps,means impar ing slow travel to said belt, a movable member operativeupon a plurality of caps'upon said disk adjacent said belt. a fixedbridge member positioned intermediate the surface of said disk and thesurface of said belt, whereby the turning over of caps, in moving fromsaid disk to said belt, is prevented,

and means operative in synchronism with said disk whereby atpredetermined intervals said member is actuated to thrust caps from saiddisk to upon said belt.

10. A bottle cap assembling machine embodying therein, in combinationwith a rotatable finishing head including therein a plurality of presserplungers, means for elevating said plungers adjacent the delivery pointof said head, and means ejecting as-' sembled bottle caps from saidhead, of a delivery mechanism embodying therein a rotatable diskpositioned to receive assembled caps from said finishing head, meansrotating said disk, non-rotatable means for positioning caps deliveredto said disk in a row adjacent the edge thereof, a cooling andinspecting belt adapted to receive simultaneously a plurality of caps,means imparting slow travel to said belt, a curved arm concentric withsaid disk, spaced Within the edge thereof a distance substantiallyequaling the greatest diameter of a cap, and movable outwardly of saiddisk, said arm being of a length to simultaneously engage a plurality ofcaps adjacent said belt, means carried by said arm extending inwardly ofthe disk and adapted with the outward movement of said arm to beinterposed in the path of caps remaining upon the disk, a barrier beyondsaid arm in the direction of movement of the disk whereby movement ofcaps'beyond said arm is prevented, a fixed bridge member positionedintermediate the surface of said disk and the surface of saidbelt,'whereby the turning over of caps, in moving said disk to saidbelt, is prevented, andmeans operative in synchronism with said disk,whereby said arm is intermittently actuated to thrust caps from saiddisk to upon said belt and to interpose said member in the path ofmovement of caps remaining upon the disk.

11. A bottle cap assembling machine embodying therein, in combinationwith a rotatable finishing head including therein plurality of presserplungers, means for elevating said plungers adjacent the delivery pointof said head, and means ejecting assembled bottle caps from said head,of a delivery mechanism embodying therein a rotatable disk positioned toreceive assembled caps I from said finishing head, means rotating saiddisk, non-rotatable means for positioning caps delivered to said disk ina row adjacent the edge thereof, a cooling and inspecting belt adaptedto receive simultaneously a plurality of caps, means imparting slowtravel to said belt, a curved arm concentric with said disk, spacedwithin the edge thereof a distance substantially equaling the greatestdiameter of a cap. and movable outwardly of said disk, said arm being ofa length to simultaneously engage a plurality of caps adjacent saidbelt, means carried by said arm extending inwardly of the disk andadapted With the outward movement of said arm to be interposed in thepath of caps remain ing upon the disk, a barrier beyond said-arm in thedirection of movement of the disk whereby movement of caps beyond saidarm is prevented, a fixed bridge member positioned intermediate thesurface of said disk and the surface of said belt, whereby the turningover of caps, in moving from said disk to said belt, is prevented, amember having a plurality of tappets thereon carried by and rotatablewith said disk, a block slidable substantially radially of said disk,means carried thereby and engageable by said tappets, and means carriedby said block engagcable with said arm whereby said arm isintermittently actuated to thrust caps from said disk to upon said belt.

12. A bottle cap assembling machine embodying therein, in combinationwith a rotatable finishing head including therein a plurality of presserplungers, means for elevating said plungers adjacent the delivery pointof said head, and means ejectingassembled bottle caps from said head, ofa delivery mechanism embodying therein a rotatable disk positioned toreceive assembled caps from said finishing head, means rotating saiddisk, a cooling and inspecting belt adapted to receive simultaneouslyaplurality of caps, means imparting slow travel to said belt, a curvedarm concentric with said disk, spaced within the edge thereof a distancesubstantially equaling the greatest diameter of a cap, and movableoutwardly of said disk, said arm being of a length to simultaneouslyengage a plurality of caps adjacent said belt, a rim about said diskextending from adjacent the point of delivery of caps thereto toadjacent said arm, said rim terminating at a point to permit capsengaged by said arm to move from said disk to upon said belt, and afixed guide adjacent the point of delivery of caps to said disk,extending parallel with said rim, and spaced therefrom a distancesubstantially equaling the greatest diameter of a cap. a I V 13. Abottle cap assembling machine embodying therein, in combination with arotatable finishing head including therein a plurality of presserplungers, means for elevating said plungers adjacent the delivery pointof said head, and means ejecting assembled bottle caps from said head,of a delivery mechanism embodying therein a rotatable disk positioned toreceive assembled caps from said finishing head, means rotating saiddisk, a cooling and inspecting belt adapted to receive simultaneously aplurality of caps, means imparting slow travel to said belt, a curvedarm concentric with said disk, spaced within the edge thereof a distancesubstantially equaling the greatest diameter of a cap, and movableoutwardly of said disk, said arm being of a length to simultaneouslyengage a plurality of caps adjacentsaid belt, means carried by said armextending inwardly of the disk and adapted with the outward movement-ofsaid arm to be interposed in the path of caps remaining upon the disk, abarrier beyond said arm in the direction of movement of the disk whereby movement of caps beyond said arm is prevented, means operative insynchronism with said disk, whereby said arm is intermittently actuatedto thrust caps from said disk to upon said belt and to interpose saidmember in the path of movement of caps remaining upon the disk, a rimabout said disk extending from adjacent the point of delivery of capsthereto to adjacent said means carried by said arm, and adapted to beinterposed in the path of caps remaining upon the disk, and a fixedguide adjacent the point of delivery of caps to said disk, extendingparallel with said rim, and spaced therefrom a distance substantiallyequaling the greatest diameter of a cap.

14;. A bottle cap assembling machine embodying therein, in combinationwith a rotatable finishing head including therein a plurality of presserplungers, means for elevating said plungers adjacent the delivery pointof said head, and means ejecting assembled bottle caps from said head,of a delivery mechanism cmbodying therein a rotatable disk positioned toreceive assembled caps from said finishing head, means rotating saiddisk, a cooling and inspecting belt adapted to receive simultaneously aplurality of caps, mean-s imparting slow travel to said belt, a movablemember operative upon a plurality of caps upon said disk adjacent saidbelt, a fixed bridge member positioned intermediate the surface of saiddisk and the surface of said belt, whereby the turning over ofcaps, inmoving from said disk to said belt, is prevented, means operative insynchronism with said disk whereby at predetermined intervals saidmember is act-uated to thrust caps from said disk to upon said belt, arim about said disk extending from adjacent the point of delivery ofcaps thereto to adjacent said arm, said rim terminating at a point topermit caps engaged by said arm to move from said disk to upon saidbelt, and a fixed guide adjacent the point of delivery of caps to saiddisk, eX- t-ending parallel with said rim, and spaced therefrom adistance substantially equaling the greatest diameter of acap.

15. A bottle cap assembling machine embodying therein,incombination'with a rotatable finishing head including therein aplurality of presser plungers, means for elevating said plungersadjacent the delivery point of said head, and'means ejecting assembledbottle caps from said head, of a delivery mechanism embodying therein arotatable disk positioned to receive assembled caps from said finishinghead, means rotating said disk, a cooling and inspecting belt adapted toreceive simultaneously a plurality of caps, means imparting slow travelto said belt, a curved arm concentric with said disk, spaced within theedge thereof a distance substantially equaling the greatest diameter ofa cap, and movable outwardly of said disk, said arm being of a length tosimultaneously engage a plurality of caps adjacent said belt, meanscarried by said arm extending inwardly of the diskand adapted with theoutward movement of said arm to be interposed in the path of capsremaining upon the disk, a barrier beyond said arm in the direction ofmovement of the disk whereby movement of caps beyond said arm isprevented, a fixed bridge member positioned intermediate the surface ofsaid disk and the surface of said belt, whereby the turning over ofcaps, in moving from said disk to said belt, is prevented, a memberhaving a plurality of tappets thereon carried by and rotatable with saiddisk, a block slidable substantially radially of said disk, meanscarried thereby and engageable by said tappets, means carried by saidblock engageable with said arm whereby said arm is intermit 'tentlyactuated to thrust caps from said disk to upon said belt, a rim aboutsaid disk extending from adjacent the point of delivery of caps theretoto adj acentsaid means carried by said arm, and adapted to be interposedin the path of caps remaining upon the disk, and a fixed guide adjacentthe point of delivery of caps to said disk, extending parallel with saidrim, and spaced therefrom a distance substantially equaling the greatestdiameter of a cap.

In witness whereof I have hereunto afiixed my signature this 11th day ofNovember,

CHARLES E. MCMANUS.

